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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2007, p. 1058-1062, Vol. 45, No. 3
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00979-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Necrotizing Fasciitis from Vibrio vulnificus in a Patient with Undiagnosed Hepatitis and Cirrhosis{triangledown}

Kenneth L. Muldrew,1 Russell R. Miller,2 Megan Kressin,1 Yi-Wei Tang,1,2 and Charles Stratton1,2*

Departments of Pathology,1 Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee2

Received 11 May 2006/ Returned for modification 19 June 2006/ Accepted 2 January 2007

Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio vulnificus may result in overwhelming sepsis, leading to death in some patients. Significant risk factors for severe disease include preexisting liver disease. We report a case of Vibrio vulnificus necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with previously undiagnosed chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 4605 TVC, 21st and Edgehill Road, Nashville, TN 37232-5310. Phone: (615) 343-9063. Fax: (615) 343-8420. E-mail: charles.stratton{at}vanderbilt.edu.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 24 January 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2007, p. 1058-1062, Vol. 45, No. 3
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00979-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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